And, for the third consecutive year, “whatever” receives the dubious honor. Nearly four in ten adults nationally — 38% — say “whatever” grates on their nerves the most. “Like” one in five — 20% — say that verbal filler is the most irritating while 19% despise “you know.” “Just sayin’” gets on the nerves of 11% of the population compared with 7% who report “seriously” should be banned from casual conversation. Five percent are unsure.

Funny thing is none of those words on the list really bother me. However, I grew up with them as they're quite common in my generation and younger. Bits and pieces of Valspeak managed to penetrate our speech despite not living in California or hanging out with Valley girls.

I personally hate being called "bro" or "bud". Guys over 30 are particularly guilty of this "Dude" I don't mind, as I say this myself.

I've grown a strong dislike for the adjectives "viral" and "epic". I wouldn't mind hearing or seeing them less often.

It would be interesting to see how they got their results for "like," because it's used in ways that aren't always as a filler. For example, "be like" is in actual expression that means "to say" or "to be similar" (e.g. I was like/I said, "over my dead body"). This usage is completely different from being a filler (e.g. Like, instead of getting coffee, why don't we, like, go to my place).

I enjoy them all. It's even more interesting whenthey get recycled from one generation to another. For instance "dude" has come back strong from the '70's and 20 year olds can work "awesome" from the 80's into a conversation every 30 seconds. Of particular interest at Burning Man this year was what sounded like jive talk from the 1940's. That is even before my time but I remember hearing it as a "youngster" from my Dad.

pocketnico saidFunny thing is none of those words on the list really bother me. However, I grew up with them as they're quite common in my generation and younger. Bits and pieces of Valspeak managed to penetrate our speech despite not living in California or hanging out with Valley girls.

I personally hate being called "bro" or "bud". Guys over 30 are particularly guilty of this "Dude" I don't mind, as I say this myself.

I've grown a strong dislike for the adjectives "viral" and "epic". I wouldn't mind hearing or seeing them less often.

Hey bro, you don't like me calling you bro or bud when I fuck you?! Dude, like, that blows bro...

Amazing.My partner had a buddy who used it continuously. So much so that we started debating that if everything was amazing, that would mean the beholder was either: a) an idiot; b) stoned; or c) fresh off an Amish enclave. Sadly it was probably "A" with that twazzock. As I spent more time around him, I realized that it was being overused by a great many people in Denver. Things out here in Western North Carolina don't seem to be as amazing as they are in Denver; don't know if this is good or bad...oh and it has to be said as; "AHHH MAYYYY ZINNNNG"